Month: July 2021

Data Science – Learning Sources

When it comes to learning data science, there are many, many resources around the internet. Many articles, many online courses, many Youtube channels, and so on…

You have to choose carefully, especially when it comes to free things. There are a lot of low-quality or simply wrong data science tutorials out there. And even if they are free, you’ll still have to pay for them with your time.

So, Here are the top YouTube channels that you can refer to :

1. StatQuest With John Starmer

Joshua Starmer started this channel on May 23, 2011 with the objective to explain statistics to his former colleagues. In order to show the simplicity behind all the confusing terminology, he stripped away the terminologies involved and illustrated the concepts using pictures.

He explains the concept by breaking down every technique into small, simple steps. Thus, making major methodologies easier to understand. This is one of the best channels for learning data science as he really stresses the theoretical aspects of statistics and machine learning along with practical applications.

2. Corey Schafer

The channel is named after his founder, Corey Schafer, who started this YouTube channel on May 31, 2006. The tutorials on his channel cover topics such as Python, SQL, Development Environments, Terminal Commands, Programming Terms, JavaScript, Computer Science Fundamentals, and several other tips and tricks and that too for different skill levels. Whether you are a beginner or have several years of experience, it will have something for you.

3. Sentdex

Sentdex, owned by Harrison Kinsley, was started on December 16, 2012. Harrison is also a founder of multiple other businesses, all of which are over the Python programming language. This channel has around 1000 videos and text-based tutorials offering some of the best programming language content for Python. The tutorials covers topics such as machine learning, deep analysis, facial recognition, and improving education for aspiring data scientists. 

4. FreeCodeCamp

FreeCodeCamp is a non-profit organization that helps you learn to code by building projects. It was found by Quincy Larson, a software developer who took up programming after graduate school and created freeCodeCamp to help students progress from beginners to job-ready professionals. This is an open-source community of hectic learners. The channel has thousands of engaging coding tutorials and videos. They have videos related to Basic Python programming, Data Science Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.

5. Krish Naik

Krish Naik works as a Lead Data Scientist at Panasonic IIC, pioneering in machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision, an educator, and a mentor. This channel was started on February 11, 2012. The channel covers various topics related to AI, ML, and deep learning.

The channel extensively covers everything essential for a data scientist. The content includes machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, etc. He has also covered Tableau and Microsoft Power BI. Some topics related to model deployment are also covered.

6. 365 Data Science

365 Data Science is an e-learning platform that provides courses in the data science discipline. They share quality content and use a learner-friendly method of explanation. But one of the best parts is that they make use of real-life examples to relate better to. 365 Data Science joined YouTube on 07 August 2017 and now has 115K subscribers. Further, they have more than 100 videos on their channel.

They offer tutorials on Python, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and many more topics. Their videos also include information about the trends and educational requirements for various job roles in the data science industry.

7. Brandon Foltz

Brandon Foltz  started his channel on August 11, 2011. Since then he has been sharing his knowledge. He specializes in teaching, curriculum design, and course design and has experience of almost 16 years in this field.

His tutorials focus on introductory statistics, finite mathematics along with management science, operations management, and basic accounting. It is amongst the few YouTube channels focussing on the theoretical understanding of statistics and mathematics used in data science in depth.

Yes. We can fight it .

With the onset of the pandemic many lives have changed drastically. These changes have predominantly broken many and pushed some, into a state of stagnancy. The active life of man has been hindered by this invisible enemy.  Now we find people busying themselves with the world of virtual reality and has accepted as if it were familiar and ordinary.

But this swapping of the worlds has seriously affected its inhabitants especially, the younger generations. They are been confined into the limited space of their rooms which becomes their home, school, playground, etc. They have lost the touch with the outside world, which made them to communicate with other human beings of their age, they no longer play with them or have any fun associations with others. The constant exposure to the technological gadgets in the form of mobiles and computers have ruined the happiness of their glorious time. This cloistered lifestyle has many bad effects, one of which is the Suicides. It is alarmin to see the number of suicidal cases increasing day by day.

Who are the most effected?

Suicidal tendencies do not find its victims with any benchmarks of age, gender or race. To answer it more clearly, everyone one is equally susceptible to self- destruction and it ultimately depends on one’s happiness, which is medically termed as Depression.

What are reasons by which our happiness gets reduced?

The reasons could be many, but within the young people, the following are the commonly found reasons:

  • Having a psychiatric disorder, including depression
  • Loss or conflict with close friends or family members
  • History of physical or sexual abuse
  • Problems with alcohol or drugs
  • Physical or medical issues, for example, becoming pregnant or having a sexually transmitted infection
  • Being the victim of bullying
  • Being uncertain of sexual orientation
  • Reading or hearing an account of suicide or knowing a peer who died by suicide

How to deal with it?

  • Do not suppress your feelings and emotions. Let it out to someone you trust.
  • Do not be a recluse while dealing with a problem, engage yourself with some creative processes like doing something that is useful.
  • Do something that gives you pleasure. For instance, painting, music, dance, reading and many more. Do not use this advice, as an excuse for doing anything as you wish. The activities should be selected in terms of their positive effect on the doer.
  • If you are a believer, practice prayers. No matter what religion you follow, pray to the God, that you believe in. Because prayers are the excellent source of meditation, it has the capacity to sooth mind. This will eventually help you to retain the faith in your own Self.
  • Try to remain positive. Sufferings are boons in disguise. It is one of the ways to work out the effect of past actions. Learn a lesson from sufferings.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

                                                      Information regarding NPD to be aware of

A typical kind of mental disorder among several personality disorders. This enhances them to behave in a self-caring way also can be called as ‘self-love’ where they consider mostly about them alone. They will be longing for popularity and respect accompanied by the interest for committing in relationships and lack of attention for others’ emotions.

They get embarrassed because of things that isn’t happening whatever they dream off which becomes primary obstacle for them in life. Their meek expressions/actions are a kind of awful sometimes according to circumstances that makes annoyed.

  • Narcissistic meaning 

 People become mad of their physical appearance and care intensively for their commitments over thinking them repeatedly. Their sense of quick annoyance breaks their bonds often leaving them under loneliness. Their stressful alone life makes them still weaker and lose their thinking ability (IQ).

  • Narcissistic definition

  Person with a very sensitive character who requires admiration from public with a stable and long life of happiness without sorrows being with outmost self-care on themselves that drives them crazy thinking about it constantly without succeeding them. They are outspoken and unbearable ones so their links are loosened.

  • NPD

It is a kind of advanced and serious stage of person when they get stressed more for their never-ending desires or prolonged needs. But their inner voice language of their own considers as a empty one with none to trust or to relay on.

It can be observed that nearly 5% of every society and community has people with this effect. They subconscious mind has lost control because of the heart feelings causing trouble for their connections. It will arise when you face situations in a childhood stage or as a teenager.

  • Narcissist Behavior

They behave in an arrogant and uncontrollable way that seems endless to bring them to consciousness. To take advantage over your peers to reach your height of dreams. Also hesitating to consider others requirements to be done which reflects a brutal behavior, as if using them as a slave for own purposes and throwing away.

 Admiring about being more like a god in all attributes like attraction, popularity, brilliance etc. Especially elders lose control if they have this disorder failing to focus on reality and truth.

  • Signs of narcissist

It can be found out by a bit of diagnosis by questioning on various general ideas that makes the affected person reveal the true identity as they speak out to all the random topics asked by the psychotherapist driving them to distress.

 Also, the conditions of your heath will act as an evidence of this disorder. It is a hereditary disorder so you can try figuring it out by consulting a psychotherapist as it may add new features to you character taking you to a worst mentality.

  • Complications of NPD

People can find absolute troubles to maintain their positivity and relationship among their own surroundings as a vulnerable act getting exposed to drugs or drinks as a support to overflow your emotions initiated by depression and thoughts of suicidal acts.

  • Causes of NPD

The traces of this disorder are not accurate somehow as it develops in people due to various factors

  1. The incidents that have tear you apart in life (like physically or verbally)
  2. Betrayal of your beloved ones especially friends or parents and
  3. Due to physical appearance or temperament 
  • Remedies of narcissistic personality disorder

The relief out of this disorder is to treat you under a psychologist for longer duration of years since it is the only permanent solution to change your attitude and wake up your consciousness to interact with people more reliably in a positive and healthy manner. Try using some drugs prescribed by doctors that relaxes your depression and enhances your mood by stabilizing it preciously.

This is just like a side-effect of our stress of over thinking and reacting to certain intolerable incidents but surpass them by sharing and forgiving things instead of caring about what can’t be undone. Try to unjust and undergo things as nothing is permanent in life.

“Life is a track where you have to take turns to travel your journey and admit to face your reality but it never lets you travel back”

Concentrate on some other things to divert your focus on what you lost. Use your pain to gain your success instead of allowing it to consume you.

  • Help yourself to cope up and to recover from instances share things that will make you light and opt for things that will make you prosper in life.
  •  People might help you out if you share your pain with them. So be good and do good to gain good things in life….

10 Best Places to visit in Bhutan

Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, officially known as the Kingdom of Bhutan. Bhutan is the world’s only Vajrayana Buddhist country, and the tradition’s profound teachings are carefully preserved and have a tremendous effect on many parts of society.

Some places you must visit if you are visiting Bhutan are –

Buddha Dordenma, Thimphu

Buddha Dordenma is a massive golden Shakyamuni Buddha statue built to honor the fourth monarch of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s, birthday. The monument, which stands atop a golden meditation hall in Kuenselphodrang Nature Park, overlooks Thimphu’s southern gate. It stands at 169 feet tall and has 1,25,000 smaller Buddha sculptures. The monument was built in 2015 at a cost of over $100 million. Buddhists regard it to be a holy location. 

Simtokha Dzong, Thimphu

Simtokha Dzong’s historical significance may be understood from the fact that it was the first of its type when it was built in 1629. It is currently a museum as well as a prominent Dzongkha language study facility.

The Tashichho Dzong (Thimphu Dzong), Thimphu

The Tashichho Dzong (Thimphu Dzong) is a Buddhist monastery and fortress in the city’s northern outskirts, near to the Wang Chu’s western bank. It has been the seat of government since 1952, and it now houses the throne chamber as well as numerous other royal departments such as the ministries of Home Affairs, Finance, and the Secretariat.

Dochula Pass, Thimphu

Dochula Pass, on the route from Thimphu to Punakha, is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. Dochula Pass, at 3100 meters above sea level, is 30 kilometers from the country’s capital. The eldest Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, constructed 108 memorial stupas here.

Philatelic Bureau

The hobby of collecting and analyzing stamps is known as philately. The main post office in Thimphu, Bhutan, serves as a one-of-a-kind philately facility that will wow you with the variety of gifts you may offer yourself for a small fee. All you have to do is bring a photo of yourself or have a portrait taken on the spot. The staff will then turn your photo into a personalized stamp for you, and they will even give you a whole sheet of these stamps.

Thimphu Chorten (Memorial Chorten)

For Bhutanese people, Memorial Chorten is one of the most important religious sites where they pray on a regular basis. As a sacred rite, people walk around the Chorten’s circumference throughout the day. It is an exceptional example of Buddhist culture and architecture, having been built in 1974.

Punakha Suspension Bridge, Punakha

Prior to Thimphu, Punakha was the capital of Bhutan. Punakha Suspension Bridge, which spans the Po Chhu River and is 160 meters long, is one of Bhutan’s longest suspension bridges. Punakha Town and Punakha Dzong are connected by this bridge.

Punakha Dzong, Punakha

Punakha Dzong literally translates to “the palace of great happiness or bliss” and a visit to this dzong will convince you of its significance. It is quite popular with tourists because of its stunning architecture. This dzong is historically significant since it is where all of Bhutan’s monarchs have been crowned. The building of Punakha Dzong, which now serves as the administrative headquarters of Punakha District, began in 1637.

Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Paro

Taktsang Palphung Monastery, often known as “Tiger’s Nest,” is one of Bhutan’s most famous tourist destinations, attracting photographers, explorers, and pilgrims alike. Everything about the monastery is unique, from its location to its architecture. The Taktsang Palphung Monastery is surrounded by hills that are covered with beautiful green vegetation. Though getting to this magnificent monastery might be difficult, it is well worth the effort.

Rinpung Dzong, Paro

Rinpung Dzong, or ‘Fortress on a Heap of Jewel,’ is the name of this dzong. The Dzong is home to 14 shrines and chapels, making it one of Bhutan’s most significant religious sites. The majority of the chapels, however, are currently closed to travelers. It is also the seat of the Bhutan Supreme Court, which is located in Paro Town in Western Bhutan.

Want to be a optimist?! That’s Easy!!

Are you a person lacking confidence and hope in everything? Trying hard to be an optimistic person? It’s very easy. Let’s see how to be optimistic in everything through this article.

WHO IS A PESSIMIST?

A pessimist is a person who thinks the worst side of anything or they have a thought that they can’t do it. These pessimistic thoughts came from fear to do something. They often focus on the negative side or an unfavorable situation rather than thinking about what is going right. A pessimistic person is more likely to notice problems or it may cause anxiety to them. These types of people may have depression because of this. If we want to know clearly, it is a personality trait. These pessimistic persons wouldn’t believe anyone because they don’t know whether those persons have good intentions. To put it simply, they don’t believe anyone firmly.

According to research, pessimism is associated with the right hemisphere of the brain and the lower self-esteem was also associated with the right side of the brain. Though pessimism is a perspective that affects the general worldview, it is not an unchangeable trait that can’t be changed throughout the lifetime. A pessimistic person can also be optimistic like others.

” A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts “.

– Arthur Schopenhauer

COME ON; LET US BE OPTIMISTIC!

Till now, we saw about pessimism; Being optimistic is a wonderful thought that make us feel self-confident and self- aware. As we saw, pessimism is connected to the right side of the brain and optimism is connected to the left side of the brain. But we should know that both the right and left brains are necessary to maintain a healthy state. Yes, both optimism and pessimism are related to each other and necessary to maintain a healthy life. But sometimes, the pessimistic thoughts may come upon the optimistic thoughts. The only thing is we should control our pessimistic thoughts.

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Just follow few tips and automatically be an optimistic person. Yeah, that’s for sure.

  • First, learn to be grateful. Being grateful makes you both optimistic and have a great personality. Even if it is a small thing, be grateful to the one who helped you. For example, if one helped you during your difficult times, don’t forget their help when you reached some peaks in your career or life. So, grateful and optimistic feel makes you feel better than anything.
  • Always believe that you can do it even when no one can! In this case, being optimistic helps you to achieve it. Just believe and move towards your goal. Let me say myself as an example, I love photography and I participate in many inter-collegiate competitions. Till now, I didn’t win any prizes, but I continue to pursue my dream. And I hope one day I will be able to win the prize. Just trim yourself to be a better and confident individual.
  • Don’t think that it is impossible. When the word impossible reaches your mind or heart you can’t do anything, don’t allow it. Anything is possible if you are very optimistic and confident. Think about it, if anyone can do your work, why are you here? Just ask this yourself and find yourself in yourself.
  • If there is some problem, just look into a solution rather than blowing it into a big volcano. Be calm and shuttle, think optimistically, and seek solutions. It will be good for you and your loved ones.
  •  Then, focus on the things which are under your control. Don’t look into things that are out of your control. Because those things can disturb you and make you a pessimist sometimes.
  • Lastly, love fearlessly and no one can stop you in this. Yes, pursue your love optimistically. Your love can either be your career or dream or anything just pursue it optimistically. And learn to see beauty in small things. For example, none of us would say,’ I don’t like a child ‘ because we forget ourselves when we are with them. This is an optimistic feel. If there is a smile on that child’s face without any doubt we will be happy, Right? That’s it. This tells you how optimistic you are!!

Both optimism and pessimism are needed in our life but they should be kept at an equal level to maintain a healthy and a happy life.

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Some reference links;

https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/pessimism

https://www.123helpme.com/essay/The-Importance-Of-Optimism-774469

School Inovation ambassador training program

The program, School innovation ambassador training program (SATP) launched on16 July is a joint effort of ministry of the union education ministry and tribal affair ministry. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tribal minister Arjun Munda together announced the scheme for training 50,000 school teacher. “The teachers are the biggest influence in our lives. We aim to make our teachers, change agents, and ambassadors of innovation to make our students future-ready,” said education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the launch of program. Further Tribal Affair minister Ashok Munda highlighted how it will be helping students in tribal area and broaden their perspective with will enhance the creativity.

The scheme will be implemented from 20 July. the ultimate aim of the program is to bring innovative changes for the benefit of both student and teachers. The program will benefit CBSE affiliated school including government schools like – kendriya Vidyalaya, Eklavya Residential model school and other school. The training will be divided into 5 subjective parts which include:
• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Intellectual property rights
• Product development
• Design thinking
• Idea generation
The training will be of a duration of 2 months and it will be conducted online. The implementation of such schemes is effective in overall development of education system not only for students but, teachers who are considered an important pillar of education system.
Above all The Indian education system which is continuously trying to evolve and implement new changes can succeed by such programs.

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Rabindranath Tagore was a legendary Indian poet. Furthermore, he was also a great philosopher, patriot, painter, and humanist. People often made use of the word Gurudev with regard to him. This exceptional personality was born on the 7th of May in 1861 at Calcutta. His early education took place at home by a variety of teachers. Also, through this education, he got knowledge of many subjects. His higher education took place in England. Above all, Rabindranath Tagore began writing poems from a very young age.

Works of Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore began to write drama from sixteen years of age. At the age of twenty, Rabindranath Tagore wrote original dramatic piece Valmiki Pratibha. Most noteworthy, Rabindranath Tagore works focused on feelings and not on action. In 1890 he wrote another drama work Visarjan. Visarjan is probably the best drama work of Rabindranath Tagore.

Similarly, from the age of sixteen Rabindranath Tagore began to write short stories. His first short story was Bhikarini. Most noteworthy, he is the founder of the Bengali-language short story genre. Tagore certainly wrote numerous stories from 1891 to 1895. Also, stories from this period form the collection of Galpaguchchha. It is a big collection of 84 stories.

Rabindranath Tagore was certainly in touch with novels as well. He wrote eight notable novels. Furthermore, he wrote four novellas.

The best collection of poetry of Rabindranath Tagore is Gitanjali. Most noteworthy, Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in 1913 for Gitanjali. Furthermore, his other important poetry works are Manasi, Sonar Tori, and Balaka.

Rabindranath Tagore’s contribution to politics

Rabindranath Tagore was active in politics. He was in total support of Indian nationalists. Furthermore, he was in opposition to British rule. His work Manast contains his political views. He also wrote a number of patriotic songs. Rabindranath Tagore increased the motivation for Indian independence. He wrote some works for patriotism. There was great love among the masses for such works. Even Mahatma Gandhi showed his favor for these works.

The Dream Catcher

Globalisation has brought the world under a big digital umbrella, which helps everyone across the globe to connect, understand and imbibe with people all around them. As a part of this, we see a world that moves alongside the trends adapting and taking inspiration from any possible nooks and corners. One such pop-culture artefact that caught the eyes of the netizens was the Dreamcatcher. If you have watched the Twilight series, the enigmatic hoop that Jacob gifts Bella might have caught your eye. The dainty piece famous for its rusty looks, not only is a collection piece that could decorate your room but is also a powerful tool used by the Native Americans. 

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In the traditional Native American narrative, dreamcatchers are handmade hoops made out of willow wood, embellished with feathers and beads, which would act as an armour of protection against bad dreams. The Native American tribe of Ojibwes are known to be the founders of the dreamcatchers. The Godmother of the Ojibwes, Asibaikaashi or the Spider Woman, found it extremely difficult to look after her people as the Ojibwe community started being nomadic. According to the old Objiwen tales, their women had to find an alternative method to protect their families. As a solution to it, they started weaving magical webs with charms for protection. 

Dreamcatchers in the present day are decor pieces that add a pop of indigenous feeling to your living space. But the Native American myths compare the dreamcatchers to sieves, which would filter your dreams while you are sleeping and only let the good dreams reach you. The structure of dreamcatchers also has an interesting myth behind it. The circular pattern that it is made in symbolises the shape of the earth. The web that is woven within is said to absorb the bad dreams and the feathers, the path that would lead the good dreams into you. If you are interested in owning a dreamcatcher you can find several DIY videos on how to make one. Let me know in the comments below if you own a dreamcatcher and whether you knew about the history of dreamcatchers even before.

Positive and Negative impact of COVID-19 on environment

As Work from Home becomes the new norm, 23% of carbon emissions have dropped globally just because of a decrease in transportation.

Here are few positive as well as negative impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the environment.

  • Positive impact of the pandemic on the environment
  • There is more freshwater available

As the majority of industries have reduced activities, the water consumption of the industrial sector has decreased to about 20-30%. The hotels and health clubs are not functioning to full capacity either, hence a decrease in water consumption has been observed. It has also been noted that people tend to be more efficient with water at home than hotels and resorts.

  • The vegetation is growing better

Due to less human interference, plants are exposed to better air quality and clean water. The amount of oxygen and other nutrients required for their growth are not polluted and hence allow plants to grow.

  • Reduction of air pollution

A drop of 25% in carbon dioxide emissions along with 40% in nitrogen oxide emissions was

observed in Italy during the self-isolation period. Energy-related CO2 emissions in India is on track with value 1.8 as per SDG report 2020. Air quality improved because of a reduction in road traffic, air traffic, and factory emissions of carbon dioxide, Nitrogen oxide and particular matter formation.

  • Decreasing demand for oil

Due to the decrease in fuel demands for factories and travel, there has been a sharp decline by 435,000 barrels a day in the first quarter of 2020, due to the pandemic. Oil pollution also harms animals and insects, disrupts the food chain, and prevents photosynthesis in plants. Oil contamination can make water unsuitable for irrigation and damage irrigation plants.

  • Negative impacts of the pandemic on the environment
  • Increasing organic waste

Due to a sharp decline in the cargo transportation services, the export and import of various essential commodities have come to a standstill.

  • Waste management is getting difficult

Garbage contaminated with Medical waste has increased. There has been no evidence related to human contact of waste leading to the transmission of the virus. Many local waste recycling centers have suspended their activities

over the fear of virus circulation in the recycling centres.

Increasing non-recyclable waste

With increasing home deliveries during the lockdown, meals and online shopping surged which requires a lot of plastic packaging. Production and disposal of surgical masks, gloves, protective equipment and body bags have increased due to the COVID-19 crisis but all the waste generated ends up adding on the landfills and the environment.

Ecosystem at risk – Illegal deforestation, fishing and wildlife

Environment protection workers at national parks, land, marine conservation zones were required to stay at home during lockdown resulting in leaving these areas unmonitored. The decline in ecotourism activity has led to an increase in unemployment in the regions frequented by tourists.

being a female is not easy

You wake up in the morning and get ready to go to school. Picking out clothes can sometimes be a little emotional for you. Like 91 percent of other girls, you are unhappy with the way you look. Doing your makeup isn’t easy either. The day that you ran out of time to put any on, someone called your skin gross. A few days later, your friend tells you you’d be prettier if you just didn’t wear so much makeup. You glance at the fashion magazines on your nightstand, where Kerry Washington or Emma Watson or it doesn’t really matter who is laughing at you with a frozen, glossy smile. They never had to worry about this, did they?

You arrive at school. Your first class is calculus. The class has more girls than boys, so you have some close friends in the class who have been helping you with your homework the past few days. This unit has been particularly challenging. At the end of class, you walk over to the teacher’s desk to grab some extra review sheets. A male classmate of yours is trying to argue his way into a C- on a recent test; he is doing far worse than you are. Before you make it to the door the teacher catches you and says, “I see you’ve been having some trouble lately. Are you sure this class is the right place for you? You may want to think about switching down a level.” You politely assure him you’ll stay where you are.

Your day is fine until lunch. The hot line option is chicken fingers and French fries, your favorite. You walk over to your lunch table with your friends and sit down. The girls  are all eating salad. They look at your French fries, then at you, then back to their lettuce bowls. They’ll never admit they’d rather be eating fries. One girl eventually comments, “Why don’t you like salad? It’s so much better for you. Fewer carbs. You won’t gain any weight.” You lose your appetite and end up throwing half of your meal away. But then your friend slides her fruit cup across the table. “You gotta have something in front of you or you’ll look anorexic or something.”

The rest of the day is uneventful, but it’s a Friday, and you are so tired and stressed by the end of the day by the homework you’ll have to do this weekend and your low-paying babysitting job. You’re managing OK, but you snap when your male friend says your dress makes you look like a housewife. “Calm down,” he says. “It was just a joke. Are you on your period or something?”  Despite your annoyance, this reminds you that your time of the month is next week, and you’re going to have to buy tampons on the way home. Throughout the course of your life, you will end up spending $1,773.33 on tampons alone. And this kid in your econ class was arguing today that the pink tax is a myth.

You stay in for the night and your friend comes over to watch a movie. The two of you decide to grab some candy and you run to the CVS down the street. You are walking home; it’s not too late but your street is dark. As a car slowly drives by, you tense up. The other day someone whistled at you from their car, and you’ve felt a bit uneasy on the sidewalk ever since. You are part of the 99 percent of women who have experienced street harassment in their lives. You desperately try to remember the self-defense lesson you got in middle school–was it go for the eyes or do you try to run?–when you realize the car is only waiting to pull into the driveway you’ve just crossed.

This story is not my story, per se, though parts of it resonant daily. The teen feminists I know often paint sexism in broad strokes as we discuss narrowing the wage gap, legalizing reproductive health and destroying the patriarchy once and for all. These are all important issues to discuss and to work towards. But sometimes we forget about the microaggressions, the comments that slide under the radar, the inherent sexism ingrained in our entire society—not just from males.

This is why I need feminism—because there are things that women have to hear, see and endure that men will never have to, and that’s not right. Gender equality does not only mean equality in the eyes of the law. It means that women can feel safe walking alone at night. It means women can see themselves represented in their classes and media. It means women are taken seriously in any context or capacity. It means that women’s bodies, with all their nuances, organs and curves, are treated with love and equal respect. We’re not there yet. We need feminism.

A Flamboyant Thriller That Grips You From Start To End

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FILM: PINK
LANGUAGE: HINDI
GENRE: THRILLER/DRAMA
REALEASE DATE: 16 SEPTEMBER 2016
DIRECTOR: ANIRUDDHA ROY CHOWDHURY
SCREENPLAY: ANIRUDDHA ROY
CHOWDHURY, SHOOJIT SIRCAR, RITESH SHAH
CINEMATOGRAPHY: ABHIK MUKHOPADHYAY
CASTS: AMITABH BACHCHAN, TAPSEE PANNU,
KIRTI KULHARI, ANDRIA TARIANG, ANGAD
BEDI, VIJAY VARMA

Pink is a powerful, socially relevant, mainstream film that is bound to make you think about the society we are living in. It challenges the orthodox mindset of people regarding woman in our country. Narrated in a linearly, it brings forward the concept of ‘sexual consent’. No means No , no matter what. This film talks about patriarchy, gender discrimination, double standards etc & keeps viewers glued to the screen from the very beginning with its killer performance and fearsome dialogue delivery. This is Anirudhdha Chopra’s first try on Bollywood, and what a debut it is.

Synopsis

The story is about three independent girls Minal Arora (Tapsee Pannu), Falak Ali (Kirti Kulhari), & Andrea Tariang (Andrea Tariang) living within the outskirts of Delhi who are friends and flatmates. After a rock concert, they meet Rajveer (Angad Bedi) nephew of a very influential political person, and his friends. Minal and friends accept dinner invitations at a resort from them.

Rajeev tries to molest and seduce Minal to which she smashes his head with a bottle for self-defense. Rajeev is seriously injured and plans to take revenge on her with the assistance of his friends.
Minal along with her friend files an FIR against them. Rajveer with his political influence get Minal arrested for an attempt to murder with Minal’s case being handled by Deepak Saigal (Amitabh Bachchan). The film revolves around how Deepak Saigal fights the case against these influential boys.

Direction

Aniruddha Chaudhary has directed the film in such a way that the soul of the film isn’t lost in any scene. Also, the courtroom scenes are not shown as how a typical Bollywood film does so.

Performance

Amitabh Bachchan with his thunderous performance will leave the audience in awe. The performances of Tapsee Pannu and Kirti Kulhari are highly commendable and laudable, especially the scenes within the court room. Andrea Tariang is extremely natural and lives within the character. She is fine in her role as debutant actress. Angad Bedi delivers remarkable performance and makes the foremost of his limited screen time.

Screenplay & Dialogue

The movie is written realistically and does not deviate from the core theme. Screenplay & dialogues are undoubtedly the backbone of this film. Court room scenes are written in such a way that it creates suspense to the audience. The dialogues are powerful and energetic conveying socially relevant messages without beating around the bush. There are many interesting and fantastic scenes in the film.

Music

It is unarguably one of the best part in the movie. The song ‘Kaari Kaari’ is well placed in the film as it creates the mood in delivering the message to the audience. Incredibly emotional, this song gives massive goosebumps every time you listen to it. The background score also works as an additional key element to the movie.
Pink is a mixture of various emotions. This film gives a tight slap to people who think woman’s social friendliness and gestures are an invitation to men for sleeping with them. A woman has the complete right to wear short skirts, to drink, party hard, comes home late at night and so on without any doubt. Exposing India’s real face, this film is truly a landmark in Indian Cinema. In short, Pink is bloody brilliant and deserves a watch.

self hygiene

Maintaining personal hygiene is essential for more than one reason; social, health, personal, psychological or just as a way of life. Maintaining a good standard of hygiene helps keep infections, illnesses and bad odors at bay. The importance of hygiene should be taught from an early age to help cultivate good habits. Personal hygiene can be defined as an act of maintaining cleanliness and grooming of the external body. Maintaining good personal hygiene consists of bathing, washing your hands, brushing teeth and sporting clean clothing. Additionally, it is also about making safe and hygienic decisions when you are around others.

One of the most fool proof ways to safeguard yourself and others from illness is through good personal hygiene. This means cleaning your hands, especially, but additionally your body. Good personal hygiene not only enhances your overall appearance, its importance is directly related to prevention of diseases, infections, and unpleasant odors.

Our comprehensive guide to help you stay healthy through good personal hygiene from healthy hand washing to all your need to know about skin we’ve got healthy personal hygiene covered from top to toe!

NOISE POLLUTION

Noise pollution can cause health problems for people and wildlife, both on land and in the sea. From traffic noise to rock concerts, loud or inescapable sounds can cause hearing loss, stress, and high blood pressure. Noise from ships and human activities in the ocean is harmful to whales and dolphins that depend on echolocation to survive.

Noise pollution  is an invisible danger. It cannot be seen, but it is present nonetheless, both on land and under the sea. Noise pollution is considered to be any unwanted or disturbing sound that affects the health and well-being of humans and other organisms.                        

Sound is measured in decibles. There are many sounds in the environment, from rustling leaves (20 to 30 decibels) to a thunderclap (120 decibels) to the wail of a siren (120 to 140 decibels). Sounds that reach 85 decibels or higher can harm a person’s ears. Sound sources that exceed this threshold include familiar things, such as power lawn mowers (90 decibels), subway trains (90 to 115 decibels), and loud rock concerts (110 to 120 decibels).

Noise pollution impacts millions of people on a daily basis. The most common health problem it causes is Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). Exposure to loud noise can also cause high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, and stress.

These health problems can affect all age groups, especially children. Many children who live near noisy airports or streets have been found to suffer from stress and other problems, such as impairments in memory, attention level, and reading skill.

Noise pollution also impacts the health and well-being of wildlife. Studies have shown that loud noises cause caterpillars’ hearts to beat faster and bluebirds to have fewer chicks. Animals use sound for a variety of reasons, including to navigate, find food, attract mates, and avoid predators. Noise pollution makes it difficult for them to accomplish these tasks, which affects their ability survive.

NELSON MANDELA

Rolihlahla Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo, in the Eastern Cape, on 18 July 1918. His mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni and his father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela.

Hearing the elders’ stories of his ancestors’ valour during the wars of resistance, he dreamed also of making his own contribution to the freedom struggle of his people.

 

EDUCATION

He attended primary school in Qunu where his teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave him the name Nelson, in accordance with the custom of giving all schoolchildren “Christian” names.

He completed his Junior Certificate at Clarkebury Boarding Institute and went on to Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school of some repute, where he matriculated. Mandela began his studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University College of Fort Hare but did not complete the degree there as he was expelled for joining in a student protest.He completed his BA through the University of South Africa and went back to Fort Hare for his graduation in 1943.

Meanwhile, he began studying for an LLB at the University of the Witwatersrand. By his own admission he was a poor student and left the university in 1952 without graduating.He only started studying again through the University of London after his imprisonment in 1962 but also did not complete that degree.

In 1989, while in the last months of his imprisonment, he obtained an LLB through the University of South Africa. He graduated in absentia at a ceremony in Cape Town.

JOINED THE POLITICS

Mandela, while increasingly politically involved from 1942, only joined the African National Congress in 1944 when he helped to form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). Mandela rose through the ranks of the ANCYL and through its efforts, the ANC adopted a more radical mass-based policy, the Programme of Action, in 1949.

A two-year diploma in law on top of his BA allowed Mandela to practise law, and in August 1952 he and Oliver Tambo established South Africa’s first black law firm, Mandela & Tambo.

At the end of 1952 he was banned for the first time. As a restricted person he was only permitted to watch in secret as the Freedom Charter was adopted in Kliptown on 26 June 1955.

Mandela immersed himself in official talks to end white minority rule and in 1991 was elected ANC President to replace his ailing friend, Oliver Tambo. In 1993 he and President FW de Klerk jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize and on 27 April 1994 he voted for the first time in his life.

PRESIDENT

On 10 May 1994 he was inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratically elected President. True to his promise, Mandela stepped down in 1999 after one term as President. He continued to work with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund he set up in 1995 and established the Nelson Mandela Foundation and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation.

 

THE TRIAL AND THE RELEASE

Mandela was arrested in a countrywide police swoop on 5 December 1956, which led to the 1956 Treason Trial. Mandela and his colleagues in the Treason Trial were among thousands detained during the state of emergency.Days before the end of the Treason Trial, Mandela travelled to Pietermaritzburg to speak at the All-in Africa Conference, which resolved that he should write to Prime Minister Verwoerd requesting a national convention on a non-racial constitution, and to warn that should he not agree there would be a national strike against South Africa becoming a republic. After he and his colleagues were acquitted in the Treason Trial, Mandela went underground and began planning a national strike for 29, 30 and 31 March. On 11 January 1962, using the adopted name David Motsamayi, Mandela secretly left South Africa. He travelled around Africa and visited England to gain support for the armed struggle. He was charged with leaving the country without a permit and inciting workers to strike. While facing the death penalty his words to the court at the end of his famous “Speech from the Dock” on 20 April 1964 became immortalised:

“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. ”

UNDERSTANDING LINKEDIN AS A BUSINESS MODEL

As we all know that ” Linked in ” corporation is one of the leading networking website which functions on describing user created profiles with their work experience, education and training, skills, and a personal photo so that users can find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by someone in one’s contact network. Users can save jobs that they would like to apply for. Users also have the ability to follow different companies.

In the above para we discussed about the working of linked in corporation with user provided data but we can understand it’s business marketing strategies and it’s growth from initial stage in a clear manner when we see linked in as a business model.

Linked in was found on may 5, 2003 at mountain view, California, US by Reid Hoffman. Initially the company started getting it’s financing through the help of venture capitalist company and later it struggled to get investors in IPO but at the year of 2011 LinkedIn priced its IPO at $45 per share giving the company valuation of $4.5 billion but at the year of 2016 Microsoft announced the valuation of LinkedIn for $196 per share which in all cash transaction valued as $26.2 billion and acquired the company.

CHALLENGES THAT ARE ACCEPTED BY LINKEDIN :

As a networking site the first and foremost challenge faced by LinkedIn is data encryption of user along with the data encryption LinkedIn should also concentrate on following terms:

PRIORITISING LINKEDIN GROUPS: LinkedIn contains many community groups with managers to share/discuss ideas for improving their work/business. So, they have to arrange the groups with out arising any type of ambiguity.

CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE WAY OF ADVERTISING : We get too many irrelevant ads when we use LinkedIn. Sometimes, getting non-sink advertisements also creates a negative impact on the site. So, that it should constantly change the patterns of presenting adds with new algorithms to avoid negative footprints on site.

ARTICULATING THE DORMANT PROFILES: LinkedIn says it’s growing, but there are many inactive accounts that should be removed after a reasonable period of time by keeping the active users accounts effectively and let inactive users go by the wayside.

MAKING LINKEDIN FROM “HAVE TO” TO “WANT TO” FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS: Many people are on LinkedIn because they feel that they “have to” be there for expanding their network but very few professionals LOVE logging in to their LinkedIn. So, to attract more people on internet then LinkedIn must use competitive content on it’s pulse.

MARKETING STRATEGIES APPLIED BY LINKEDIN:

LinkedIn used Traditional marketing strategy at its initial stage of growth. LinkedIn approached it’s users through branding it’s company with chocolates. Similarly, LinkedIn adopted several marketing strategies on internet for improving it’s sustainability.

Most of the business organisations put a great deal of effort into creating the perfect website, and invest a significant portion of the marketing budget on curating the ultimate customer experience. So for that purpose LinkedIn has created virtual circle of influence by combining LinkedIn marketing and remarketing on your website. In order to attract efficient business professionals LinkedIn promoted paid marketing system which can afford a wide variety of ad formats and business targeting opportunities.

LinkedIn provides sponsored content, sponsored messaging, Text adds and Dynamic adds which are considered as native ads that will appear in the viewer’s LinkedIn feed and it tends to be customer centric with helping it’s customers on getting control over their business marketing.

Overview of the company

One of the main reason for it’s sustainable marketing growth is, LinkedIn seamlessly fills in the fields and provides you with information it already knows about your prospect. The up side of this capability is that it reduces the user’s submission time, and also diminishes their friction to signing up for whatever you are offering to the opposite person .It also target the customised accounts for the profile that is provided by user and also allows you to run account based marketing campaigns, powered by LinkedIn data.

Finally, LinkedIn is particularly well-suited for personal branding and which actively manages one’s image and unique value to position oneself for career opportunities. LinkedIn has evolved from being a mere platform for job searchers into a social network which allows users a chance to create a personal brand. LinkedIn’s constant adoption and application of new technologies and new strategies in market has improved it’s standards and sustainability in the competitive corporate field.